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Dream a Little Dream in 'Psychosomnium'

by Ben Deitz on February 8, 2011 at 04:30 PM

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Dreams are often only interesting to the parties concerned. No one wants to hear about the "crazy dream" in which you forgot to wear pants to school. But dreams can also provide fertile ground for imaginative gaming experiences that we can all share. This week, we'll delve into dream-inspired games that would have made Freud proud -- and we'll do it all without any 'Inception' jokes.

'Psychosomnium' comes to us from the twisted mind of Swedish designer Cactus Squid. What looks to be a simple everyday platformer hides a great deal of variety... and insanity. While this PC download is brief, you'll be treated to the confounding logic of a game that takes place entirely in a dream. That means multiple characters, intentional deaths and disorienting paths that will make you wonder if the game has glitched out on you. There's also the game's monumentally crazy "ending," which hilariously encapsulates the absurdity of the dream state.

Psychosomnium


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